Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in WB: South Asia
WB: South Asia: Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes was 73.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in WB: South Asia, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in WB: South Asia is 73.8%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 21.6% on the previous year and down 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in WB: South Asia peaked at 95.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 36.7%, in 1971.
That places WB: South Asia 140th out of 220 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in WB: South Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 37.2% | — |
| 1971 | 36.7% | -1.4% |
| 1972 | 36.8% | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 36.8% | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 37.7% | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 38.8% | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 39.7% | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 40.7% | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 41.9% | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 42.9% | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 43.7% | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 44.9% | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 46.4% | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 47.7% | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 49.3% | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 50.4% | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 51.6% | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 59.8% | +15.9% |
| 1988 | 60.3% | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 59.9% | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 59.6% | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 59.2% | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 58.9% | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 58.6% | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 58.3% | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 59.0% | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 59.7% | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 60.4% | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 61.2% | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 61.9% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 59.4% | -4.0% |
| 2001 | 61.6% | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 63.2% | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 64.8% | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 66.3% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 67.8% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 69.5% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 71.0% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 72.5% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 73.8% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 75.0% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 76.5% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 77.9% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 79.5% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 89.5% | +12.7% |
| 2015 | 87.5% | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 85.3% | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 88.2% | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 84.1% | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 94.4% | +12.2% |
| 2020 | 95.0% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 95.2% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 60.7% | -36.3% |
| 2023 | 73.8% | +21.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in WB: South Asia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | -36.3% | 95.2% | 60.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 38.9% | 36.7% | 42.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 51.4% | 43.7% | 60.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 59.7% | 58.3% | 61.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 67.0% | 59.4% | 73.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.8% | 75.0% | 94.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.2% | 60.7% | 95.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near WB: South Asia
More education data for WB: South Asia
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 74.44 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 152.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 77.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 160.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.5 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in WB: South Asia?
- Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in WB: South Asia was 73.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in WB: South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 95.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in WB: South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.7% in 1971.
- How does WB: South Asia rank for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes?
- WB: South Asia ranks 140th out of 220 groups with data for 2023.
- Is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes rising or falling in WB: South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: South Asia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release